Boehner: The subject Obama and I most agreed on at our meeting yesterday was … immigration

posted at 4:01 pm on February 27, 2014 by Allahpundit

I’m officially nervous but I’m not sure why. Boehner’s been doing this two-step, talking up immigration reform to reassure amnesty fans that it’s on his radar and then downplaying it to reassure conservatives, for years now. Maybe it’s the fact that he and The One huddled about it in a private White House meeting? Sounds important! Whether it really was or not.

Maybe they were merely sharing a laugh over Pelosi’s “discharge petition” idea, a cheap and easy way to make it look to amnesty supporters like Democrats are driving a hard bargain before they inevitably end up voting for whatever Boehner brings to the floor.

At his weekly news conference today, Boehner was asked what he and the president agreed on the most.

“Immigration,” Boehner said. “We had a very healthy conversation on immigration.”

When asked to elaborate, Boehner gave a long pause and finally said: “You asked a question and I gave you the answer.”…

Boehner could have taken the easy way out of the question by saying that he and the president agreed on supporting the troops, or something similarly general. But he decided to say immigration. And inside the Beltway, one word often speaks volumes.

Relatedly, here’s something I read a few days ago about why so many establishment Republicans wanted Jan Brewer to veto Arizona’s religious freedom bill:

If Brewer signs the legislation, the major concern of party strategists is that opponents would launch an effort to overturn it. A referendum in November would allow the debate about whether denying services to gays is discriminatory to simmer through November, drawing global attention and increasing turnout among younger, liberal voters.

No speedbumps before the midterms. That’s the argument that’s been deployed every time the congressional GOP faces a thorny issue, like the latest debt-ceiling hike. We’re on a glide path to taking back the Senate thanks to ObamaCare’s endless pratfalls, the theory goes. Why on earth would the party jeopardize that by taking a stand on anything contentious right now? You’ll hear that logic again and again from the leadership over the next eight months — except on one issue. Can you guess what it is?

Meanwhile, behold the latest numbers from Pew on immigration reform. See now why the GOP leadership keeps talking up legalization but adamantly refuses to consider a special path to citizenship? They can sell legalization to every demographic — tea partiers included — but support starts to break down once you start asking about ultimate legal status:

That poll’s flawed insofar as it doesn’t specify “citizenship through existing channels,” i.e. the House leadership’s position, as an option but it’s still useful in showing why Democrats should and probably will take whatever Boehner offers them. There’s a public consensus right now on legalization; citizenship will inevitably follow, consensus or not, but demanding it upfront as a condition of reform could blow up the whole thing. Obama’s (and Pelosi’s) task is to convince Democrats to take half a loaf now in full assurance that they’ll get the other half later. Is The One so badly weakened that he can’t even manage a messaging job like that within his own party? Maybe that’s what he and Boehner talked about yesterday.

Exit quotation from Ted Cruz: “If the House went down the road of passing a majority amnesty plan, I think that could screw up the election. I think the odds of Harry Reid remaining majority leader would jump tenfold.”

Exit quotation from Ted Cruz: “If the House went down the road of passing a majority amnesty plan, I think that could screw up the election. I think the odds of Harry Reid remaining majority leader would jump tenfold.”

Ted’s never gotten anything right before, so why should that change now? And that little stunt you folks pulled in Arizona means that we’ve got to get the bad taste out of the public’s mouth one way or another. This is it.

Ted’s never gotten anything right before, so why should that change now? And that little stunt you folks pulled in Arizona means that we’ve got to get the bad taste out of the public’s mouth one way or another. This is it.

Boehner: The subject Obama and I most agreed on at our meeting yesterday was … immigration Amnesty/Rewards for Invaders/Serf Labor/Death to America by Demographic Pressure Cooker

Boehner must already be counting his present and future Chamber of Commerce big money payoff. The Navy had it right when they expelled his pathetic ass after 6 weeks. Boehner is as useless and as pathetic a man as God ever created.

Exit quotation from Ted Cruz: “If the House went down the road of passing a majority amnesty plan, I think that could screw up the election. I think the odds of Harry Reid remaining majority leader would jump tenfold.”

Ted Cruz understands. Why the hell doesn’t anyone else? You know, if they’d take the time to actually talk to their own base, it would be rather enlightening.

I figured I would say what everyone else is thinking. Time to bend over! Cause Mitch McConnell is getting that gavel.

Then the REAL fun starts!

When winning = losing and losing = losing in the GOP, how could you not enjoy the clown show? Expect more capitulation and “bipartisan” action in the lame duck too. A parting slap in the face to everyone who trusts GOP politicians.

Ted’s never gotten anything right before, so why should that change now? And that little stunt you folks pulled in Arizona means that we’ve got to get the bad taste out of the public’s mouth one way or another. This is it.

Ted’s never gotten anything right before, so why should that change now? And that little stunt you folks pulled in Arizona means that we’ve got to get the bad taste out of the public’s mouth one way or another. This is it.

Speaking of whiners, notice the number of losers who cannot control themselves from attacking Republicans even on a topic about Obama’s lawless excesses. It is going to be hard to defeat the Democrats with these little rodents biting at the ankles of our own.

I was watching that Lindsey Lohan movie ‘The Canyons” the other day. It was a terrible movie, and one of the things that made it so terrible was the fact that Lindsey Lohan just looked so effed up, that I couldn’t see much else. It was a total distraction. She looked like she was so effed up that it was a miracle that she managed to make it to the set that day. Like someone was having to prop her up off-camera.

Mark my words, before the election something will happen which puts Republicans at a great disadvantage. The more issues you fail to address, the greater risk they create in the future.

Agreed, but what will it be? Where will the left turn the tables on a previously winning position from the right.
We see how it happened in Arizona. Religious liberty was turned into bigotry by the MSM.
What’s next?

Ted Cruz understands. Why the hell doesn’t anyone else? You know, if they’d take the time to actually talk to their own base, it would be rather enlightening.

Doughboy on February 27, 2014 at 4:22 PM

Oh, I think they know EXACTLY what the base thinks, which is why they hate us and love the Democrats. We’re regarded as a bunch of barely literate, drooling hicks that live in the backwoods and frankly shouldn’t be allowed to tie their own shoes, much less vote or talk about politics.

The Tea Party, in my neck of the woods, is running anti-Boehner ads on the local rock-and-roll stations. And yeah… the May primary date is fast approaching with all the District 8 TP groups in open revolt.

I dont know why anyone would be surprised about that. When half the party complains about immigration deform merely in terms of “timing”, then its only a question of time before it really happens. I would be surprised if they wait till next year. The outgoing lame-duck congress will do it.

I would bet the democrats also get it. As does the MSM which is why both are pushing so hard for the republicans to pass something. The only ones that seem not to get it are the republicans in Congress.

Boehner sees the full fledged “Traitor” in war time, while in the U.S. Navy Reserve Lt. for life John F. Kerry getting elected Senator, then running for Pres. then getting the job of Sec. of State, so he thinks the traitor road is not all that bad.

We recognize that for most of those seeking entry into this country, the lack of respect for the rule of law in their homelands has meant economic exploitation and political oppression by corrupt elites. In this country, the rule of law guarantees equal treatment to every individual, including more than one million immigrants to whom we grant permanent residence every year. That is why we oppose any form of amnesty for those who, by intentionally violating the law, disadvantage those who have obeyed it. Granting amnesty only rewards and encourages more law breaking.

Ted’s never gotten anything right before, so why should that change now? And that little stunt you folks pulled in Arizona means that we’ve got to get the bad taste out of the public’s mouth one way or another. This is it.

Ted’s never gotten anything right before, so why should that change now? And that little stunt you folks pulled in Arizona means that we’ve got to get the bad taste out of the public’s mouth one way or another. This is it.

BrianJ on February 27, 2014 at 4:17 PM

Oh really? We have to pass amnesty because of the AZ Religious Freedom Bill? I see. You might not have noticed the GOPe posturing to one up the Democrats on amnesty for several years now.

I read comments like yours and think, it would be so easy to just sit out elections for the rest of my life.